Henning von der Blumensaat

Henning has extensive experience advising on renewable energy projects throughout their entire life cycle and across jurisdictions with a focus on wind energy. He has also supported large IT services, infrastructure and outsourcing projects in the life sciences and the banking and insurance industries. He spent a significant part of his career working inhouse for a major supplier of wind turbines (including its South African operations) and for US and Indian IT service providers.

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Services and Groups

Projects, energy & infrastructure

Industrial plants

Industry 4.0

Sectors

Energy & infrastructure

Power plants

Plant Construction

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Offshore wind

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Implications of the EU Data Act for the engineering and plant construction industry

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Chemical and Pharmaceutical Plant Construction

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CV

Since 2022 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

2021 - 2022 Corporate Legal Counsel, Tata Consultancy Services

2017 - 2021 Corporate Legal Counsel, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Career

Since 2022 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing

2021 - 2022 Corporate Legal Counsel, Tata Consultancy Services

2017 - 2021 Corporate Legal Counsel, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Education

2008 Second state examiniation

2006 New York Bar Exam (passed)

2005 Master of Laws (LL.M.), Emory University School of Law

Memberships & Associations

Bucerius Alumni e.V.

Additional languages

Awards

Legal 500 Germany 2024

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Experience

International project developer on entering the German market

Drafting of contract templates for German PV projects for market entry in Germany.

Henning von der Blumensaat, LL.M. (Emory)

Vestas on the project agreements for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm

Advice to Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas on the drafting and negotiation of the project agreements for the offshore wind farm Baltic Power. The project agreements include the Turbine Supply Agreement (TSA) and the Service and Maintenance Agreement (SMA) as well as other documentation relevant to the financing. Vestas is supplying and installing 15 MW class turbines of the type V236-15.0 MW for the project.

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Henning von der Blumensaat, LL.M. (Emory)

International project developer on project contracts for ground-mounted PV projects

Advice on the drafting and negotiation of EPC and O&M contracts for ground-mounted PV projects.

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Henning von der Blumensaat, LL.M. (Emory)

Vestas on project agreements for largest German offshore wind farm Nordlicht 1

Advice to Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas on the drafting and negotiation of the project agreements for Vattenfall‘s offshore wind farm Nordlicht 1. The contracts cover the delivery and installation of 68 V236-15.0 MW turbines, including their service and maintenance. Nordlicht 1 will be the largest offshore wind project in Germany.

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Dr. Janina Pochhammer

Dr. Jana Berberich

Henning von der Blumensaat, LL.M. (Emory)

Dr. Niels L. Lange, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Vestas on Project Agreements with RWE for Offshore Wind Project Nordseecluster A

Advice to Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas on the negotiations for the project agreements with RWE for the German offshore wind project Nordseecluster A. The agreements with RWE provide for the supply, delivery and commissioning of 44 wind turbines of the type V236-15.0 MW and include a 5-year service agreement followed by an operational support agreement.

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Dr. Janina Pochhammer

Hauke Bornschein, LL.M.

Henning von der Blumensaat, LL.M. (Emory)

Dr. Niels L. Lange, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Dr. Jana Berberich

Jasmin Schlee

Verena Sauer

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Energy & infrastructure

FIDIC – An introduction to the FIDIC Suite 2017

22 October 2025

by multiple authors

Energy & infrastructure

Speeding up the energy transition - the new German government’s plans for gas and steam power plants and its quest for the right technology for renewable energy

8 May 2025

Briefing

by multiple authors

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Projects, energy & infrastructure

Largest German offshore wind farm – Taylor Wessing advises Vestas on Project Agreements for Offshore Wind Farm Nordlicht 1

4 April 2025

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Henning von der Blumensaat, LL.M. (Emory)

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Expertise

Services and Groups

Sectors

CV

Career

Education

Memberships & Associations

Additional languages

Awards

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Experience

International project developer on entering the German market

Vestas on the project agreements for the Baltic Power offshore wind farm

International project developer on project contracts for ground-mounted PV projects

Vestas on project agreements for largest German offshore wind farm Nordlicht 1

Vestas on Project Agreements with RWE for Offshore Wind Project Nordseecluster A

Henning's news & insights

FIDIC – An introduction to the FIDIC Suite 2017

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German-Dutch Treaty on Cross-Border Energy Projects

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Possible effects of amendments to the Air Traffic Act on the approval of onshore wind turbines

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New amendment to the Energy Industry Act (EnWG) introduced in July and August 2025

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